used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Very well," answered Fanny; "but don’t be gone long."
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Very well," answered Fanny; "but don’t be gone long."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
destinedadjectiveUS /ˈdestɪnd/
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
don't
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From this reading "Very well," answered Fanny; "but don’t be gone long."
Dr
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From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
FORGESnounUS /ˈfɔːrdʒɪz/
plural of “forge” — furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading "I won’t," said Julia, gaily.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
the act of departing
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Very well," answered Fanny; "but don’t be gone long."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
Julia
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From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
Julia's
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From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
and nothing more
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
Lacey
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From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
the literary culture
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Very well," answered Fanny; "but don’t be gone long."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
progressesnounUS /ˈprɑːɡresəz/
plural of “progress” — gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
RESULTSnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
express a supposition
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
TEMPESTnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well," answered Fanny; "but don’t be gone long."
close enough to be walked to
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
look attentively
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have learned from Fanny that four letters arrived from Dr. Lacey; but the fifth she was destined never to receive.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading TEMPEST FORGES A LETTER AND ITS RESULTS Let us now go back for a few weeks and watch Julia’s plot as it progresses.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Very well," answered Fanny; "but don’t be gone long."
at the time that
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
won't
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From this reading "I won’t," said Julia, gaily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She was expecting it on Tuesday and was about going to the post office, when Julia said, "Fanny, I feel just like walking this morning; suppose you let me run round to the post office and get your expected letter."
